Michael Long wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone has any info how getting the Sparc Redhat distro
> working on a Sun Ultra 5. It installed just fine, but it didn't recongize
> the video card, and as a result X won't start. I'll admit I haven't fussed
> with it to much yet I was curious if anyone else has tried it. It works
> great on a sparc 5 but I guess the Ultra's have a different video card in
> them.
Its not Linux thats to blame here, its the X Server. Is your Ultra
equipped with the Elite 3D or some other fancy framebuffer?
Try grepping through the dmesg for the frame buffer, then check that
framebuffer against your X server's compatibility list.
Cheers,
Sean
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